Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents

Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents edited by Maya Rom Korin.

This timely volume surveys the broad spectrum of interventions used in health promotion, and shows how they may be tailored to the developmental needs of children and adolescents. Its multilevel lifespan approach reflects concepts of public health as inclusive, empowering, and aimed at long- and sho...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Korin, Maya Rom (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Maternal and child health services.
Health promotion.
Pediatrics.
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Social work.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: The Foundation
  • Introduction: What is Child and Adolescent Health Promotion
  • Basics of Health Promotion
  • Part II: Socioecological Approach to Child and Adolescent Health
  • Socioeconomic Determinants of Child and Adolescent Health
  • Poverty and Child Health
  • Family and Culture in Adolescent and Child Health
  • Part III: Children and Adolescent Psychological Wellness
  • Childhood Stress and Resilience
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Mental Health Issues in Children
  • Youth Suicide
  • Part IV: Children and Adolescents in the Health Care System
  • Chronic Illnesses in Children and Adolescents
  • Confidentiality in Adolescent Health
  • Part V: Social and Behavioral Wellness in Children and Adolescents
  • Preventing Risky Sexual Behavior
  • Sexuality and Gender Issues
  • Alcohol and Tobacco Use
  • Substance Abuse
  • Violence and Aggressive Behavior
  • Part VI: Dietary Health in Children and Adolescents
  • Obesity: A Growing Epidemic
  • Eating Disorders in Adolescents
  • Eating Disorder or Disordered Eating? An Integrated Approach to Obesity and Anorexia
  • Part VII: Child Abuse and the Foster Care System
  • Child Abuse
  • Foster Care System.

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